CVE-2024-45299

Name: CVE-2024-45299
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-09-06T13:15:05.253+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.72%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-45299 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. alf.io is an open source ticket reservation system for conferences, trade shows, workshops, and meetups. Prior to version 2.0-M5, the preloaded data as json is not escaped correctly, the administrator / event admin could break their own install by inserting non correctly escaped text. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

alf.io is an open source ticket reservation system for conferences, trade shows, workshops, and meetups. Prior to version 2.0-M5, the preloaded data as json is not escaped correctly, the administrator / event admin could break their own install by inserting non correctly escaped text. The Content-Security-Policy directive blocks any potential script execution. The administrator or event administrator can override the texts for customization purpose. The texts are not properly escaped. Version 2.0-M5 fixes this issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.72%

49.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alf	Alf	< 2.0-m5

References

https://github.com/alfio-event/alf.io/commit/e7131c588f4ac31067a41d0e31e6a6a721b2ff4bPatch
https://github.com/alfio-event/alf.io/security/advisories/GHSA-mcx6-25f8-8rqwExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 6, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45299?

How severe is CVE-2024-45299?

CVE-2024-45299 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45299?

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Source: NVD / NIST